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The Supplemental Poverty Measure gauges the effectiveness of government programs in alleviating economic hardship. In a new data snapshot that explores the measure, KIDS COUNT calculates the national child poverty rate with and without government interventions. The supplemental measure shows that 11.2 million more kids would be living in poverty without key safety-net programs.

Child Poverty Across the Nation

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the national percentage of children under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Alabama

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Alaska

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Arizona

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Arkansas

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in California

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Colorado

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Connecticut

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Delaware

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty Across the Nation

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the national percentage of children under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Florida

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Georgia

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Hawaii

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Idaho

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Illinois

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Indiana

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Iowa

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Kansas

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Kentucky

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Louisiana

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Maine

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Maryland

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Massachusetts

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Michigan

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Minnesota

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Mississippi

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Missouri

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Montana

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Nebraska

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Nevada

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in New Hampshire

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in New Jersey

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in New Mexico

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in New York

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in North Carolina

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in North Dakota

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Ohio

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Oklahoma

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Oregon

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Pennsylvania

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty Across the Nation

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the national percentage of children under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Rhode Island

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in South Carolina

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in South Dakota

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Tennessee

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Texas

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty Across the Nation

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the national percentage of children under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Utah

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Vermont

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Virginia

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Washington

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in West Virginia

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Wisconsin

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

Child Poverty in Wyoming

Growing up in poverty is one of the greatest threats to healthy child development. According to the 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the following is the percentage of children in your state under age 18 who live in families below the U.S. poverty threshold:

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